RBT DVD Review - Fist-Fire 2 (Female Perspective)
By Isabel Showe
The “How we do what we do” video. Watch and learn from an actual FIST-FIRE class!
Subjects covered: The Science of Index & Point Shooting, Drawing, Recoil Control, Shooting on the Move, Reloading Strategies, Fist-Fire Flashlight Techniques and much more. Run time is approximately 1.5 Hours.
This, for some of you readers, may be an
atypical review. I have, over the years, watched countless videos and
shows plus taken classes on executive protection, martial arts and shooting.
However I still consider myself a novice to tactics in pistol control and
how it relates to function. My perspective as a girl is
going to be different, perhaps right down to how I watched this
video.
Now remember I am a girly girl, so
in preparation for my evening entertainment I put on my PJ's got a
bowl of chips with dip and soda, pen and paper. I laid my 1911
Caspian by my side just in case. What I determined after watching DR
Middlebrooks video is that it is an excellent resource for laying a basic foundation and for those willing to learn a
new style of shooting it is a superb introduction.
I was pleasantly surprised after a
brief introduction to fist fires how we do what we do and the
evolution of the stances, I see where the cop shows on TV get their
stuff, I was going to abandon my chips for some interactive viewing.
Middlebrooks really takes his time to both explain and show with another person, what the fist-fire stance is. He also delves in to
great detail on how to hold the pistol, essentially how can you shoot where
your index finger is pointing, and recoil control. So here I am
standing in the living room practicing guarded, partial and full
extension positions, griping my pistol over and over again, the whole
intention being to master recoil control, not exactly an issue with
airsoft, but certainly an issue with real steel shooting in the end, being able to hit what
you mean to.
Now where fist fire really differs,
to the things that I have see other shooters do, to hit the target
is the concept of his particular indexing. Most shooters use their sights to hit the
target. As previously mentioned, Middlebrooks mentions his method in
how to hold the pistol, but explains and shows it in further detail.
The concept of indexing with your finger is not a revelation to me as
I am right handed but left eye dominate, I cannot close just my left
eye. Usually I have to shoot with both eyes open. With indexing and the
way middle brooks shows how to go from drawing the pistol to actually
shooting it, I found that I could simply shift my pistol to my left
line of sight, so I can see clearly, no blurring, and shoot what my
index finger is pointing at. Though if I really want to I can use my
sights with no problem.
So at this point I've got the idea
you will truly be able to hit what you aim at even if you are only
partially drawn, as long as your pistol is level. Cool!
The video moves on to foot positions
for avoiding your pistol being drawn by any one but yourself. From
the looks of it, it is modified from various marital arts
disciplines, the basic principal , keep your movement options open.
This section was a bit brief.
I can say that from here the
explanations for the following sections gets fast, almost as though
Middlebrooks is trying to cram everything in. He hustles though the
hook draw, the moon walk, the Groucho walk. So I got the idea of
retreating backwards with out falling down and going forwards with
out bouncing the pistol. No sideways motions were mentioned.
Equally expediently we went though
reloading strategies. I got the concept that there are different ways
to reload in the slide lock or tactical method. Poof and then the
video is over. Basically what Middlebrooks does well is lay a
foundation. I got the basics and got them pretty well as the
instruction allowed for involvement at first. As concepts and
practice got more intricate I found watching his movements rather
than listening to his words was more helpful. It was as though
explanation and visual did not quite match, like watching a dubbed
movie. I will have to really go back and watch the later portion of
the DVD with a remote so I can do a bit of self study. This is something that
I think we all end up doing when watching an instructional video.
So how does this apply to air soft?
If you play out doors generally you are using a rifle as apposed to a
pistol. So how would these concepts work? I would guess the same way.
Shoot where you point. The benefit is that if you are wearing a full
face mask which makes it nearly impossible to use your sights indexing the fist fire way is an option.
So rather than spray and pray, point and shoot. I personally like
pistols in a cqb environment. The best fields I have played on
they are really fast. There is no time to set up and look though your
sights. You had better be able to shoot accurately from the time you level your
pistol out of the holster or when you come around a corner. The fist fire technique is great for that.
Fist Fire 2 is over all a well done
DVD. I learned a bunch and will learn each time I watch. It
was easy to watch and it flowed in such a way as not to be monotonous. I
definitely recommend this to all calipers of airstofters and real
steel shooter a like.
Get fist-fire training at the Tactical Shooting Academy:
or the DVD and other goodies at:
www.tacticalshooting.com/merchandise.html
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